Spionage

See also: spionage

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Spionage

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Etymology

18th century, from spionieren or Spion +‎ -age, after French espionnage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpi.oˈnaːʒə/, [ʃpi.oˈnaːʒə], [ʃpi.oˈnɑːʒə]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Spionage f (genitive Spionage, no plural)

1. espionage

Declension

Declension of Spionage [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Spionage
genitive	einer	der	Spionage
dative	einer	der	Spionage
accusative	eine	die	Spionage

Derived terms

• Spionagering

Descendants

• → Kashubian: szpijonaża

Further reading

• “Spionage” in Duden online
• “Spionage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache